Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Game Preview: New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox 6/6

The New York Yankees are fresh off an off-day and ready to
fly back to the Bronx to square off with the Boston Red Sox. Many around the
Yankees blogosphere and the internet are calling this a pretty big series for
these two teams, well as big as they can be for the beginning of June, as these
two teams look to be in a battle for the American League East Division. In the
first matchup of the three-game series the Yankees will send Masahiro Tanaka,
Happy Tanaka Day Yankees family, to the mound to square off with Red Sox lefty
Drew Pomeranz. Rivalry renewed!

Tanaka was not good once again in his last start with the
Baltimore Orioles allowing seven runs and nine hits in just 5.2 innings
pitched. Something is wrong with Masahiro Tanaka and nobody knows what it is
which is the scariest part. In Tanaka’s last four starts the Yankees ace has
taken the loss posting an 11.21 ERA along the way. Tanaka did pitch a complete
game shutout in his last start against Boston though on April 27 so there is
always that little saving grace.

Pomeranz on the other hand is coming off one of his best
starts of the season last time out against the Chicago White Sox. In the seven
inning start Pomeranz allowed just one run while striking out eight batters.
Pomeranz has had his struggles against the Yankees though taking no-decisions
in all three of his starts against New York in 2016 while posting a 3.38 ERA.

The game will be played at 7:05 pm ET inside Yankee Stadium
and can be seen on WPIX Channel 11, MLB Network and MLB TV. You can also follow
along in your cars and on the radio by tuning into John Sterling and Suzyn
Waldman on WFAN.